Volume 76 No. 1 (2024)

Masthead Editorial Board Vol. 76 No. 1 (2024) Lisa A. Prosienski, Editor-in-Chief Articles Symposium Keynote: “Isolation and Restraint: Maine’s Unique Status Outside Federal Indian Law” Michael-Corey Francis Hinton One...

Continue Reading →

MEDICAL DEBT AS A CAUSE OF CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY

MEDICAL DEBT AS A CAUSE OF CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY Daniel A. Austin I. INTRODUCTION II. BANKRUPTCY AND MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES A. Consumer Bankruptcy: Overview and Causes 1. Overview of Consumer Bankruptcy...

Continue Reading →

Maine’s Grappling With the Prophylactic Pro Se Rule: State v. Hill

Benjamin Dexter, J.D. Candidate, 2016 In the 1970s, the United States Supreme Court recognized the right of defendants to represent themselves in criminal trials. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S....

Continue Reading →

Oil and Water: South Portland’s Battle Royale Between Local Police Powers and Constitutional Supremacy

Benjamin T. McCall, J.D. Candidate, 2016 On February 6, the Portland Pipeline Corporation (PPLC) was joined by the American Waterways Operators, a national trade organization for barge and tugboat...

Continue Reading →

Of (Lab) Mice and Men

Of (Lab) Mice and Men: Caruso v. Jackson Laboratory In August of 2014, The Maine Supreme Judicial Court, sitting at the Law Court, issued its opinion in Caruso v. Jackson...

Continue Reading →

Submit Your Piece for Publication in MLR Volume 68

Maine Law Review is currently accepting submissions for publication for Volume 68, to be published in the Fall of 2015 and the Spring of 2016. Every year, MLR receives...

Continue Reading →

Blowing Smoke: Dee v. State

Benjamin Dexter, J.D. Candidate, 2016 Few citizens have tried as many times as Michael J. Dee to overturn Maine’s marijuana laws.  Dee has sought on more than a dozen...

Continue Reading →

Latest News